Gudex defeats King in 18th Senate District; King not conceding yet

Hotly contested race comes down to Winnebago County

11:28 AM,
Nov. 7, 2012

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Written by

Jessica Opoien
of The Northwestern

One of Wisconsin's most contentious races resulted in a victory for Rick Gudex and state Senate Republicans on Tuesday.

Gudex defeated incumbent State Sen. Jessica King, D-Oshkosh, in the race for the 18th State Senate District, with 50.4 percent of the vote. The difference in the race was just 590 votes, with a final tally coming in after midnight.

"I think what got us here certainly was the fact that we did tens of thousands of doors, took the time to go out and talk to people, find out what their interests were, what their concerns were," Gudex said. "We're going to be taking all those concerns ...